Juan Manuel Correa has released a public statement for the first time since sustaining severe injuries in the crash that killed F2 driver Anthoine Hubert.
Correa underwent a 17-hour surgery on Sunday which was deemed successful by doctors. The American driver has been in hospital since suffering severe leg injuries in the crash at Spa-Francorchamps on August 31.
His recovery has been complicated. The Sauber Junior Team driver fell into Acute Respiratory Failure and placed into an induced coma last month. Correa opted for surgery on his right leg rather than a reconstructive amputation.
After surgery, he now faces at least a year of rehabilitation.